JohnJ Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 The Winner of the September 2014 Vertebrate Find Of The Month is the Deinosuchus rugosus crocodile tooth from the Upper Cretaceous (Campanian) Tarheel Formation in North Carolina, U.S.A.! Congratulations to MikeR on the discovery of his Giant croc tooth and his first win in the contest! Thank you to all the other members that participated and voted. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcbshark Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Congrats on a wonderful find, that thing is HUGE!!! Every once in a great while it's not just a big rock down there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Congratulations on a pretty neat tooth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Congratulations - I knew I didn't have a chance when I saw that. Regards, Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilized6s Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Congrats! That is a great tooth! ~Charlie~ "There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why.....i dream of things that never were, and ask why not?" ~RFK ->Get your Mosasaur print ->How to spot a fake Trilobite ->How to identify a CONCRETION from a DINOSAUR EGG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old bones Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Congratulations Mike! What a neat find. Scary to think of the beast that came out of! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Congrats Mike. You must have been thrilled when you found that monster! Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Congrats!! Fantastic find that makes they larger gator teeth I find look puny. Did it come from a water environment? The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Congratulations! That beast must have been a whopper! Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 (edited) Congrats Mike. You must have been thrilled when you found that monster! Don Thanks everyone. I was digging and as soon as my shovel came out it was sitting on top and I knew I had something special. I have David Schwimmer's book "King of the Crocodylians" on Deinosuchus but just now started reading it. Deinosuchus is actually an Alligatorid which I find even cooler. Mike Edited October 7, 2014 by MikeR "A problem solved is a problem caused"--Karl Pilkington "I was dead for millions of years before I was born and it never inconvenienced me a bit." -- Mark Twain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Congrats!! Fantastic find that makes they larger gator teeth I find look puny. Did it come from a water environment? It came from a deltaic marshy environment with smaller crocodiles, lots of turtle, tons of shark and occasional dinosaur remains all deposited as lag. "A problem solved is a problem caused"--Karl Pilkington "I was dead for millions of years before I was born and it never inconvenienced me a bit." -- Mark Twain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Congrats Mike. I believe that is the largest Croc tooth I have ever seen. Amazing. Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt behind the trailer, my desert Them red clay piles are heaven on earth I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 Congrats on that incredible find and winning the FOTM award. Well deserved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triceratops Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 Congrats!!!A great find. -Lyall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down under fossil hunter Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 Awesome find, very envious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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